Quentin Tarantino seems to like to make controversial comments about films and series. While the director has a lot for the rather unpopular “Joker 2”, he finds the much-appreciated neo-western series “Yellowstone” with lead actor Kevin Costner rather shallow.
The first season was still convincing
In the podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” Tarantino shared that he had been working on “Yellowstone” in recent months and initially had positive words about it. “I didn’t get around to watching it for the first three years, and then I saw the first season and thought, ‘Wow, this is damn good.’ I’ve always been a big fan of Kevin Costner and he’s wonderful in this show.”
Tarantino shared that he was “captivated” by the production and had “a good time” watching it. “The guy who writes it is a good writer. There are good snappy monologues and stuff,” he said. “So I end up watching three seasons of it and I even watch [das Spin-off] ‘1883’. It’s a good western series.”
According to Tarantino, “Yellowstone” has no payoff
But despite all the praise, the series is “at the end of the day […] just a soap opera. You get to know a number of characters. You know their backstories and their connections to everyone else,” the filmmaker noted. “Then it’s all just the charm of the soap opera. In five years you won’t remember it anymore. You’re just caught up in the details in the moment.”
He went on to accuse “Yellowstone” of being banal at its core: “The difference is that I see a good Western movie and I remember it for the rest of my life. I remember the story, I remember this scene or that scene. The film has a certain emotional climax. The story is good. It’s not just about interpersonal relationships. But there is a reward for it. There is no billing for this material. It’s more of a relationship drama. As long as I’m watching, that’s good enough. But when it’s over, I wouldn’t be able to tell you what happened.”
“Who is Quentin Tarantino?”
Tarantino received some criticism for his opinion. “Daily Mail” shared X-Posts in which users expressed outrage. “Who is Quentin Tarantino?” one person wrote. Someone else accused the “Pulp Fiction” director of arrogance. “Aside from his own work, is there anything this man likes?”